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Index of health articles

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Health is the state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being and a positive concept emphasizing social and personal resources, as well as physical capacities. This article lists major topics related to personal health.

A

AbortionAccidentActivities of daily living – Acupuncture – Adolescent medicineAdult daycare centerAdvance health care directiveAerobic exercise – Age-adjusted life expectancy – Ageless – Aging and memory – AgingAlcoholismAllergy – Alternative medicine – AmputationAnaerobic exercise – Anaesthesia – Anatomical pathologyAnatomyAndrologyAnimal-assisted therapyAntibiotic resistanceAppetiteAssisted reproductive technologyAthletic trainingAudiology – Autoimmune disease – Auxology

B

Bacterium – BaldnessBasic life supportBinge eating – Biochemical pathology – Biological standard of living – Biomedical researchBiomedical technologyBipolar disorder – Birth attendant – Birth control – Blood diseases – Blood test – Body composition – Body Mass Index (BMI) – Body shapingBody treatmentBrain death

C

Cancer – Cell replacement therapy – Chemotherapy – Child birth – Chinese medicineChiropracticClinical death – Cognitive enhancement – Cognitive therapy – Collaborative therapy – Community-based rehabilitation – Community health – Complementary and alternative medicine – Complementary medicine – ConvalescenceCryosurgery

D

DeathDeficiency diseaseDental hygieneDentistryDermatology – Determinants of health – Detoxification – Developmental disability – DiabetesDiagnosisDiet (nutrition) – Diet and obesity – Dietary fiberDietary mineralDietary supplementDieteticsDietingDigestionDigestive systemDigestive tractDisability – Disease registry – DiseaseDoctor-patient relationshipDysarthria – Dyslexia

E

Ecological healthEnergy medicineEnvironmental health – Enzyme – EpidemicEthnicity and healthEvidence-based medicine – Evidence-based practice – Evolutionary medicineEugenicsExercise equipmentExercise physiologyExercise

F

Fad diet – Faith healing – Family centered care – Family planningFamineFast food – Female infertility – FertilityFetal alcohol syndromeFolk medicineFood additiveFood allergyFood and cooking hygieneFood groups – Food pyramid (nutrition) – Food qualityFood scienceFood supplementsFood technologyFoodForensic pathologyFree clinic – Functional diversity (disability)

G

Gene therapyGeneral fitness trainingGeneral surgery – Genetic counseling – Genetic engineeringGenetically modified organismGeneticsGenital integrityGenitourinary medicineGenome projectGenomeGenomicsGeriatric sexologyGeriatricsGerontologyGynaecology

H

HaematologyHand surgery – Healer (alternative medicine) – HealingHealth applications and clinical studies of meditationHealth care deliveryHealth care industry – Health care system – Health careHealth claims on food labelsHealth disparitiesHealth economicsHealth educationHealth geographyHealth literacyHealth observatoryHealth professionHealth promotionHealth scienceHealth – Healthcare inequality – HealthcareHealthy diet – Healthy eating – History of medicine – Holistic health – Home birthHome remedyHomeopathyHomeostasisHormoneHospiceHospital accreditationHospitalHuman anatomyHuman cloningHuman enhancementHygiene

I

Illness – Illnesses related to poor nutrition – ImmortalityImmunity (medical)Immunology – Infectious diseases – InfertilityInflammationInjuryInternal medicine

L

LifeLife expectancyLife extensionLongevity

M

Macronutrient – Male infertility – Malnutrition – Manipulative therapy – Manual therapyMaternal healthMaximum life spanMedical cannabisMedical case management – Medical devices – Medical herbalism – Medical historyMedical imagingMedical modelMedical physicsMedical privacyMedical schoolMedical sociologyMedical technologyMedical tourismMedicationMedicineMegadoseMegavitamin therapyMen's healthMental disorderMental healthMental hygieneMental retardationMetabolismMeteoropathyMicrobiologyMicronutrient – Midwifery – Mind-body interventionMiscarriageMortality rateMultivitamin – Mutation

N

NanomedicineNanotechnologyNatalismNaturopathic medicine – Neonatal infection – NeuroimmunologyNeurologyNeuroscienceNeurosurgeryNoise health effects – Non-infectious disease – Nuclear medicine – NurseNursing schoolNursingNutrient densityNutrientNutrigenomicsNutrition and pregnancyNutrition – Nutritional supplement – Nutritionist

O

ObesityObstetrics and gynaecologyObstetricsOccupational hygieneOccupational medicineOccupational safety and healthOccupational therapyOld ageOncologyOnline pharmacyOphthalmologyOptometryOral hygieneOrgan transplant – Organic food – OrganismOrthopaedicsOsteopathyOver-the-counter drugOverweight

P

Palliative careParamedicPathogenPathologyPediatrics – Perioperative medicine – Pharmaceutical care – Pharmaceutical policyPharmaceutical sciencesPharmacologyPharmacyPhysical educationPhysical examinationPhysical exercisePhysical fitnessPhysical therapyPhysicianPlastic surgeryPopulation healthPositive mental attitude – Posture and occupational health – Pre-conception counselingPregnancyPregnant patients' rightsPrenatal carePrescription drugsPreventive medicinePrimary carePrimary health carePsychiatryPsychoanalysisPsychoeducationPsychoneuroimmunologyPsychotherapyPublic health

Q

Quality of Life (Healthcare)

R

RadiologyRare diseaseRejuvenation (aging)Reproductive endocrinology and infertilityReproductive health – Reproductive medicine – RheumatologyRural health – Rural health clinic

S

STD testingSafe sexSanitationSaturated fat – Self care – Self-healingSelf-medicationSenilitySex and illnessSex educationSexual dysfunctionSexual health clinic – Sexual health – Sexuality and disability – Sexuality education – Sleep deprivation – Sleep hygieneSleepSmoking cessationSocial determinants of healthSocial medicineSpecial needsSports medicineSports nutritionStem cell treatmentsStress (medicine)Stress managementSupported livingSurgerySurvivabilitySymptom

T

Therapy dogToxicityToxicologyToxinTraditional Chinese medicineTraditional Korean medicineTraditional medicineTrans fatTrauma surgery

U

Universal design

V

VaccineVegetarianism – Virus – VitaminVulvovaginal health

W

Weight lossWellness (alternative medicine) – Wellness – Witch-doctor – Women's health – Workplace health surveillance – Workplace wellness – World Health Organization

X

X-ray

See also

  • Lists of health topics
  • Topic outline of health
  • Topic outline of health science
  • Topic outline of dentistry
  • Topic outline of exercise
  • Topic outline of nutrition
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